Chambersburg Area Senior High School was closed on Friday due to cold, but the Fieldhouse was open, as the Trojans boys basketball team had a Mid-Penn Commonwealth matchup to attend to.

Despite the school cancellation, Chambersburg topped rival Cumberland Valley at home 57-46.

Here are some quick hits from the game.

FEED THE BIGS: Getting the Trojans bigs, Joel Torres and Tyler Collier, involved early was clearly an emphasis, as the two combined to score Chambersburg’s first nine points against an undersized Cumberland Valley team.

Torres finished with 17, and said the strong night came after his coach challenged him to elevate his game.

"Coach pulled me to the side, and said that I need to play like the best big in the league," Torres said. "And I did what I had to do."

Head coach Shawn Shreffler acknowledged how crucial Torres, a senior, is to the Trojans' success.

"We're a much better basketball team when he's playing well," Shreffler said. "He came with a great mindset tonight, great focus, great energy, and I thought our guys did a great job feeding him the basketball."

Torres says this is the type of performance he needs to put together every night, and not just on offense.

"I have to get in better shape," Torres said. "It's not [just] about offense. It's about defense. And as long as I'm good on defense, offense will come."

EAGLE-EYED DEFENSE: The game was played at a high pace in the first half, with turnovers occurring seemingly every few minutes for both teams.

That pattern continued late in the game, as Cumberland Valley tried to claw their way back into the contest with hard, swarming defense."

"They're a really tough basketball team," Shreffler said. "They put a lot of pressure on you, just with their defense and their ballhandling and the pace that they play at."

Shreffler said that playing a team that pressure the way the Eagles do can only be of benefit later on.

"This was good for us to have to match that pace at times," Shreffler said. "It really put pressure on us, but I thought we did a nice job adjusting. And then at the end, I thought we did a nice job of attacking the pressure."

ICE CROWD: If you live in Franklin County, you know what the weather was like on Friday, with wind chills causing school cancellations, including Chambersburg Area School District.

If you had walked into the CASHS Fieldhouse, you would have had no idea.

Stands were full as if it was a balmy spring day, which came as a pleasant surprise to Shreffler.

"It was a great crowd, it was awesome," Shreffler said. "I thought it was maybe the best energy we've had. It was really good."

MVP: Joel Torres- With 17 points to lead all scorers, including a huge 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to put the Trojans up 10, this distinction could go to no one else, as Torres was a mismatch every time he took the court Friday.

UP NEXT: There's not much rest for the Trojans, as they host Donegal Saturday at 2 p.m.